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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-02

A subscriber of the Dispatch who
knows how to farm, says that in order
toprevent the cut worms from destroy
ing his cabbage plants, before he sets
them he rolls we'll the roots in pulver-
lied sulphur, and then after they are
planted out, he dusts little on top of
the ground around the plant. Might
not cucumber and melon vines be
saved from the ravages of the bug
by dusting with sulphur?
ROCK REST FARMERS CLUB, UNION co.
The Rock Rest Farmers Club was
organized December 30th, 1886, with
twenty members. The officers are !:
J. H. Williams, President H. G.
Moore, Vice-President B. G. Ash
craft, Secretary T. G. Williams,
Treasurer, and j. B. Ashcraft, VIM.
Bivens and S. Ross Executive Com
mittee. We now have fifty members
The Club meets on Saturday before
the fourth Sunday in each month. We
have very interesting meetings and
discuss farm topics generally. We
want 100 members by July. The
members of the Club hold your ex-
cellent paper in high esteem.
Yours etc.,
-o-. B. C. AsHoRAFT, Sec.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
FOEESU WE'D.

week Of lab bUr done
The hour OF sunset and the night grows cAlll,
And cluuds hang Der the sun
And throw their purple blackness on the hill
The river, silent, gray,
In placid calm reflects uncrrngly
Each shrub and loliy spray
hat on its margin grows 50 wantOnly,
week Of labor done
And so perchanCe HES labor soon will be-
How will the record run
When nlrrored In the everlasting sea
VIII clouds b2ouro thaFay
That shines Gigri what M stery How
Are we to court delayf
How can the soul 20 forth In doubt, alone3
Behold a tiny rift
Divides the dark o'erChauglng cloud. AT last
glory seems TO lift
The burden from the night-the chill Is over
past.
The hills In rosy light
With pinnnCles OF cloud atiame arc seen,
Heavens towers grow bright
Within tho bosom of the cold gray stream,
Across the western sky
In vivid gold. though pearl and crimson bars,
The day so soon to die
Unveils the mystery beyond the stars,
I'M. s. Brooks In Springfield Republican
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
15g---ro TuH nU5INeSs MuN, 0irI-
2zNs AvD RESIDENTS
OF TUE DISTRICT OF C0LUMDlA.

The rapid and unprecedented growth Of the
District Of Columbia. Its constantly inureas-
Ing population and the development OF It's
present and future business interests neCes-
sitates the publication Of a Tirectory that
will be thoroughly reliable and satisfactory.
The undersigned proposes to publish Dl.
reotory that will bo complete and comprehen.
siyc, containing the name, occupation and
address Of every professional man, househol
der, tradesmau and artisan who resides
within the limits of the District of Columbia.
large corps of intelligent canvassers will
be placed in the field in few days and sys-
tematc and complete canvass OF the District
will be made by separate squares
The Directory will be replete with informa-
tion of vast interest TO every taxpayer and
resident relating to the tax laws, valuations
ofproperty, license laws, police regulations,
the public schools and Health oGice, and Il
variety of useful information that will be of
interest to all.
II will contain an accurate map Of the Dis.
trict, with all extensions of streets and ave.
nues which are contemplated by the District
authorities or have been made to the date of
issue.
A large sale Of the book has been already
guaranteed, and advertisers will find it to be
one of the best mediums In presenting their
wares and merchandise to the notice OF the
public.
Canvassers will call upon the business com.
munity soliciting advertisements, which will
be inserted at reasonable rates, and would
request that such encouragement may be
given as will justify the publication of II large
edition of the book.
shall give my personal attention to the
management Of this enterprise, and respect
fully solicit the patronage and support of my
friends and the general public in my effort t.
provide them with more complete Directory
than any heretofore published in this locality
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE FIVE DOLLARS.
The Office will be temporarily located at ~
Four.and-a half street northwest. After tn,
1st Of November at 1il7 street northwest
Room 4, second floor.
WILLIAM DICKSON,
{.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

DOR SALE-A Beautiful Lot, 15.Sx0O
Il feet on Carroll st, within one So of the
proposed Congressional Library: will sell low
for cash, JAS II, CLARKE, 093 Il st n W,
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
Wanted 10 he sure.

A lady from the country stepped Into
one Of our jewelry stores the other day, and
asked too see some spectacles. After se-
lecting pair, she turned to the iaweler
with the question;
"You are sure these glasses will wear
well. arn't yOuYh
"Yes'em," replied he. "They are the
beet pebbles,n
Well, | wanted TO be sure Of It," pull
Ing out an old,fashlonei bag-purse, "causc
| read a heap Of flne print, and was afraid
It might he too much OF q strain on 'em. .n-
Huntington Free Prees.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

may have contemplated them with an
eye TO military defense, but they have
proved of gteatpublic convenience, m !
II Is the lack Of such short cuts across
long distances that Chicago with her
vast area and rapidly increasing popu'
latlop, now feels. Sooner or later the
plan of criss cross thoroughfares will
have to be adopted.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

WANTED-By u Settled Colored
w man, n place as fireman; good refer.
ences given. Address X. H., in rear of "a l.
st W.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
BUSINESS CHANCES.


NOR SALE-spleudld Lot on Mass.
It ave, near nth It, 30,Gxl00 feet to 2O'ioot
alley; price to immediate purchaser, 81 per
foot.
Choice lot on Connecticut avenuo-part of
lot H. square li0-nearly opposite the British
Minister'S, Front, 80 feet . inchesi average
depth, l30 feet.
Lot 81, block 30, Columbia Heights, corner
Kenyon and 18th SITS, 100 feet front; depth, ts0
feet; SOC Per foot. Also adjoining lot "a, 100
feet front; depth 100 feet; Doc per foot
East half of square 1868, fronting on North
Carolina avenue, q and 10th sts II u respect.
lively, and containing 10000 square ieet,
Price, Sc 800,
Subs 40 and A, square 1si fronting 2es3
feet on Rhode Island avenue, bet 10th ana
nth SITS, by average depth OF 100 feet; 80 per
foot.
A bargain near the new library on A So s O.
Part Of lot 10, square sis, 80Gxs7 feet at the
low price OF $40 per foot TO Immediate pur-
chaser,
Lots o and 10, square 1913, at the corner of
Massachusetts avenue and 10th 81 S o, fronting
lS7 feet on the avenue and 90 feet on 10th st;
price 20c per foot,
II. IL. GoLDsBoRoUGH & co,
1905 Y st.
uFFI a
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
RICHARD II. SYLVESTER, - Editor
WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 90. 1887
THE oRIrIC.s" REoRoasIzATIoN.

The entire plant, property and effects OF
The EVENING Critic Publishing Company
have been sold and transferred to The
WASHINGTON Critic Company.
THE WASHINGTON CRITIC will soon ap-
pear In q new dress and have additional
facilities for the transaction Of its rapidly
increasing business.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

THE Canadian Government Is under
stood to have hankering for a slice
off the State of Maine. Ifhistory reads
Alright the Maine boundary question
was irrevocably settled some years ago.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

The Western Union has gobblei up
the Postal Telegraph Company, prob.
ably The Southern and all the rest of
the wires, and the announcement nl.
turely follows that there Is to be au ad.
vance of tolls. Why not? The power
is there, and an enormous monopoly
was never known to 20 back on itself.
The people willne secure fair and
equitable rates until the General Gov.
,rnment sets itself up ia the telegraph
business,
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

THE railway train wrecker Is numer-
GUS In Texas, but 1t is unfair toe harge
that State with monopoly of him. One
of his latest and most iiendist exploits is
reported from Illinois. He was In Mis-.
souri the other day, and not long since
In Indiana. Apparently he Is man
without country-if not, he ought
IN he
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

PRoHrBITIoN in Georgia appears to
have succeeded In the eXtinguishment
of quite a number of retail liquor
sellers, but Judging by the fact that
there are thirty five more distillerles IN
that State now than there were two
years ago, the inference is that new
impetus has been given to the barrel,
keg and jug business.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

Mr.. CHRISTIAN PErER, President of
the st. Louis street railway line, has
returned West from Philadelphia fully
convinced from the experiments he wit
messed there that the electric motor Is
the coming power and will be subsi.
tuted for existing systems in all the
large cities of the country at no distant
day.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.
-s5s-sPOuNDoRFF ~ co.
REMOVAL.

We take pleasure In announcing tu our pat-
rOns and tho public generally, that owing 10
the favorable reception Of our Wines md Tho
cons euuont rapidly increasing demand for
them, we are making such changes Hs have
become necessary. We shall remove ON or
about the lst Of November to our now Offices
md galpgrnptua
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

THE Post continues to rap Mr.. j.
Randolph Tucker of Virginia over the
knuckles for daring to take fee of the
defense In the Anarchist cases. This
is only minor misdemeanor on Mr..
fuckers part. His great rock of Of
fense is disagreement with our es-
teemed contemporary on the tariff
question.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

THE Chinese Government is nothing
If not honorable in its financial deal
ipgs. A remarkable evidence of this
is to be seen In its prompt return OF
such portions of the Rock Springs
indemnity fund as there were found to
be no valid claims against. The
"Ileathen Chlnee" iu some respects
sets "Unclu Sam" good example.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

THE city authorities of Cincinnati
have directed an analysis to be made
of the water of the Ohio River. 1t is
thought to be impregnated more or less
with typhoid fever germs. which, con-
sidering the vast amounts Of refuse and
ofral 1t holds In solution, is not improb.
ohla
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

s~SSsR. Il. GoLDsGDRUUGH ~ CO.,
bsS Real Estat,, iiO5 st.
Real estate bought and sold. Loans ef-
fectcd. Insurance placed, Investments
made. Special attention. to the collection of
rents and management Of real properties.
II. IL, GOLDsBoRoUGu & CO.,
st
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

THE right angled streets of Chicago
involve problem that the Herald of
that city says must soon be taken in
hand; and the sooner, so much cheaper
and easier will be the solution. The
city will hardly be able to get along In
the future, as 1t has done in the past,
"going the roundabout way to get any.
where and everywhere" This is a
difficulty that is forever obvlated In
Washington by its diagonal avenues.
The engineer Of the National Capital
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

COLONEL b. b. SMALLEY of the Ma
,ional Democratic Committee, believes
in "a late convention and a short cam
paign." AS to place he thinks Chi-
cago good enough, but has decided oh.
jec,ions to ST. Louis. Possibly he
might be induced to compromise on
Washington.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

In rs STATED on the authority OF
Mr.. John +. Cahill, the Mexican Con-
sui at st. Louis and editor of NJ Conner.
cio del vale, that an organization
called the 1berian American Society,
originally started In Spain and Bel.
gium, has attained considerable growth
during the last ten years, and now has
branches in every Spanish American
government Of the new world, having
for its express object the establishment
of closer commercial relations between
those countries and Europe, and the
prevention of such relations between
them and the United States. II is of n
semisecret character, but has It's
newspaper organs and Is especially
strong In Mexico. 1t would sometimes
seem as II 1t had Its representatives in
the American Congress, judging by the
difficulty Of inaucurating greater free.
dom Of trade and intercourse with the
Mexican Republic, but It certainly has
Its active friends and agents at the City
of Mexico, and to their diplomacy Is
probably more or less attributable the
lack of success which attends every
effort to bring about much to.be.dc.
sired reciprocity Of commerce, The
,uhject Of commercial union with
Canada which promises to enter largely
nto the legislative discussions OF the
next Congress should by supplemented
10y similar action looking To CONNER
cil union With McXlcn, or whatever
has been gained in that direction "a
certain to be Lost by the antagrnism Of
more vigilapt and influential interests
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

Connected with /. A. Evans 8 Co., Bostoni
f. L. Brewster n Co., Chicago; CorsUn 81 Ma
oartney, Washington; Warren 81 ouarles,
Richmond
Private Wire Connections. Buy and sell
Stocks, Bonds and Miscellaneous Securities
on New York Stock Exchange.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
OF THE COMMISSION
s-S ERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-

WASHINGTON, Oct, Is, 1857.
Deeming II conducive TO the public interests
to onen n highway from the present terminus
of Michigan ave. In northeasterly direction,
along the northern boundary OF the Glenwood
Cemetery land to the junction Of Hardwood
and Bunker Hill roads, tho Commissioners of
the District of Columbia have had the said
route duly surveyed and plat thereof pre-.
pared and filed In this office.
In compliance with the requirements of
law, notice is hereby given of tho proposed
opening and extension Of the highway afore
said, and all persons who have objections to
present thereto are called upon to attend at
the office of the Commissioners at II O'Clock
u. m. on the 9Th day of November, 1887, at
which time the Commissioners will give hear.
Commissioners Of the District Of Columbia.
W. B. WEBB,
r, n
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
TOR Observation-Disclosures.

Tor RENT-Furnished.
a u. II ROBERTSON, 1915 II st.
Ill X / ave, 1888 SO la25 N II ave ,,,. $3.50 90
1903 N st....., 20S 30 10th and Qpnd
4 Lafayette So, 2nS 80 stable.......,. 200 90
PEE 18th St.. 900 90 1901 18th 81 aud
1901 Mass ave. 200 90 stablo......., 200 10
1921 18Th Stu. 900 90 Conn ave, near
1907 Il | ave.. IGG G5 Il st.......... 2nO 90
1916 10th sta. 1876 o. 1903 nh stu. i5l 90
1906 Sunder- ldCG l. st........ 1913 80
land Place. 100 90 1909 Goth st..,., 100 90
1890 jefferson Place, 8, IL or 81 months.
E0R RENr-A Beautifully Furnish
IL ed house of S rooms and bath; near the
Capitol; including silver, china, bed and
table linens; SEQ a month. Address HOUSE,
Critic office
E'OR RENT-A Lady Declining
Il housekeeping will rent her house Tor
part of it) furnished, for or 2 months: 5 bed
rooms, parlor, dining.room. etc; ali mod imps;
for the whelo SIS; near Dupont Circle, Ad'
dress L. s., Critic office.
DOR RENT-1n AnacostIa, Nearly
Il new 7.room cottage; convenient to street
cars. Apply to
II. A. GRIswoLD. Anacostia.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
Nos. 8i4and 8i0 18th street Northwest,
Botwoen II and q streets.

between r and a streets.
our Wine Vaults we cannot improve, ,as we can
carry stock OF 100000 Gallons with not hye
th) degrees OF change In temperature summer
or winter. We are thus enabled to transport
all our Wines from the vineyard In California
either In early Spring or lato In Autumn, so
that they are not injured by oyerheating or
endangered by frost.
MIR. T.. rohndOrr, so well known In this
country and In Europe as an expert Judge of
Wines with Ills 81 ycarsof continuous cxpc
riencc, will hereafter reside In California and
will personally select our stock. Colonel u.
T. Whitman comes Into the firm, thereby add.
ing TO our capital and extending our personal
acquaintance.
The same general plan of the business will
be continued
We nrc now shipping Wine to the New York
market by the pnncheon and carload. We
have express shipments To over 90 States oi
the Union. Hut our tirst object Is to make
class wincs We arc the representatives of
tho Tokalon Vineyard, from, which, no poor
wing is over shipped. We shall, therefore,
sell any kind OF Wine called for by the single
bottle, either quart or pint, Every bottle OF
sound Wine taken home to the family table
IL q step In the advancement Of civilization
and helps TO put q stop to the too universal
dram drinking and dyspepsia
Hoping To see our old friends often and
We are always,
Very respectfully
POuNDOnEE d 40.
OFFICES AND shLEsROoMS ci-G!G iih
STREET n. ".
VAULTS AND STORAGE ROOMS 2Tru
AND Il SIREETS N W.
TELEPNONE-Nn got.
.,~7y-c4 GTu pHEsBN CHURCH
s-.y ,urucr ui & mud tth Sta :, W, Rev
svut 7. Hershey, PASTOR Preaching at II a.
%. and % = IN. every Suntay; soats free.
~. DR, WHITE, Foot Spnciaiist,
suvrVsstully treats Curn-, nuniuns. Diseased
Nails, Vascular ENGrescrnCes ami all foot all.
meuts without pam. Refer to the most emf
ucut yhfrclus, surgeons and thous tuds Of
uiltr wei kuu ~ persons, putr1ns pt ills pS-
tuhllshWcut, twenty seventh wear Of pric.
tee VI Washington Fee, 81 u sitting for put.
ting tie 70 IN o'le-
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

COUNTRY PROPERTY FOR SALE.
30 acres, improved by frame houss, 0 rs,
barn, etc, on the Asylum road, ~ miles from
The Anacostia cars.
% acres near Brlghtwood, on the Takoma
road.
1900 acres at occoquan, Va, store, mill, etc.
20 acres 10 miles from station, on the
Benning's road.
s2b acres Of ground at Fort Foote, Md, hand
somely improved, Sll,0JO.
1856 acres, fine imps, at Travilah, short dis
tance from Rockville, Md.
127 acres In Fairfax Co, Va, on the Alcxnn-
dria and Fredericksburg Railroad, hand
somely improved
aia acres near Clarksville Co, Nd, improved
$1,000.
Small place of one acre, improved, near
Benning's station.
Small place, unimproved, corner Of the New
Cut Road and Foxhall Lane, one mile from
GEORGETOWN,
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
DENTISTRY.

DR.s T. MASON, Dentist, Formerly
~ of Az st, has removed his office TO 1901
Penna. ave-, corner lath st. Cocaine and gas
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

w ANTED-By u Young Cora Man,
w q place as porter la "A store or to
drive and care for horses. Ca!l or address
500 9Th Il II O.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
MANTEO-.-RD0MS,

w ANTED--In "a Private Family and
w quiet locality, a furnished room for oG.
casional use. Address NJ. C., Critic olice
NTANTED-Furnish Room, Be-
w tween 9th and 10th SITS, facing east;
comfortable: gas and heat; will pay IS or $40.
Address O., Critic Office
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
FOR EXCHANGE.

DOR ENCHANGE-I0 Lots In Chi
It oago: rare chance for builder.
Apply TO j. W. p. MYERS b SON,
1923 N Y ave.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

flNICKETS Bought, Sold ~ Exchanged
l. by DoRsEY Bios, Assn brokers, 48l Pa av
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
OF TIE COMMIssIoN-


WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 1887.
Deeming II conducive to tho public interest
to open a public highway from Boundary
street 10 the northern boundary of tract Of
land held by the trustees Of Prospect Hill
Cemetery Association, the same being req
tilinear prolougation of North Capitol street,
through the lands Of the heirs of Emily Beale,
Annie Il Barbour and the trustees of the
aforesaid association, the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia have had said route
duly surveyed, and plat thereof prepared
and fled IN this Office.
In compliance with the requirements OF law
notice Is hereby given of tho proposed open
Ing of highway as aforesaid, and all persons
who have objections TO present are directed
to attend at the office of the Commissioners
at II O'Clock a. IN. on FRIDAY, the llth day
OF November, 1857, at which time the Com.
missoners Will give hearing TO all persons in
interest.
ny order OF the Commissioners of the Dis.
triCt of Columbia. -
WILLIAM TIND ALL.
Secret ry.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

srs=sI WISH TO INFORM THE PUB
kS lie that although being boycotted by
tho X, of l.. these last ten weeks, my band Is
still In q blooming condition. Open TO en-
gagement, with % men, at a moments notice.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

1--WE Beautifui 22-Eeet Front Lots,
L NV, o st, bet Goth and 2ist sts near
Dupont Circle.
CHAS. A, McEUEN,
1Il0 r. at
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

" "ANTED-By IA FIrst-Class Laun-
w dress, ladies' or gentlcmen's washing
at home, or will go out by the day. Address
or call at S24 1dth st n w.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
FOR RENJ...HOUMS,


EOR RENT-2 Unfurnished Rooms,
Il Cd floor, with use of bath; front room
heated. oIi. 1dfO n ave
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pOiiNDn.sEN d 40.

OFFICES AND sALEsRooMs eii-G!G irh
STREET n. ".
VAULTS AND STORAGE ROOMS 27ru
AND X sIBEErS N W.
TELEPHONE got.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
LOST AND F0uN0.

L OsT-Jn the 1lth st Gar, Between
IL $3.50 and 0 pm, $40. oct H. A liberal ro-
ward will be paid for leaving 1t at the Critic
office.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
R-mooRE q sCHLEV,
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
20 Broad street, New York.

BRANCH OfFICRs.
r. Wall st., NY. III South Sd st., Phila
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

WANTED-By an Experienced Gro
w cery clerk, rapid In handling bundles,
n situation as salesman In u grocery house.
Address Box Y, Critic Office,
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

L1OR FALE-Eiegant Building Lot
Il near Iowa Circle, 24xs0; alley side and
rear; cheap II sold at once.
J.W. p. MYERS & SON,
1923 New York ave.
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29
WANTED HELp-..MAlE.
WAHTED-SITUATIONS.

"ANTED-Plain Sewing in FamI-
w lies by the day or week; fine white
work speciality. Address SEAMSTRESS,
Critic Office or 1901 Corcoran at
The Washington critic., 1887-10-29

EOR sALE-Fifteen Elegant Lots in
Il southwest section, near Md ave and
q builder; cheap and terms easy; on this prop
erty. twenty-five houses can BIO erected and
ready sales made.
Lot on south side OF Rhode Island avenue.
near Iowa Circle; a beautiful building lot; "a
feet front and so feet deep to wide alley;
price moderate and terms easy.
six brick houses In northwest section on
line Of Belt r. II. cars, now paying 10 per
cent; prlce s6,7t0.
Several new houses, 7rooms each; all mod
ern improvements; northwest section, near
14th st; price, $500.
Six superior lots In the northwest section
on which nine houses can be erected and
ready sales obtained; a desirable corner.
j. W. p. MYERS Il SON,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-24

The controversy over the British
sealers seized by our government in
Alaskan waters is more serious than
has perhaps been anticipated. It ap.
pears from a publication of the Cana.
dian government that Great Britain
made-a very emphatic demandfor the
release of the sealers and they were re-
leased, and that the subjects OF Great
Britain have put in quite a formida.
BILE bill OF damages against the United
States, the merits of which are still in
controversy between the two govern
ments. Whether or not the questions
connected with the seizures OF the
sealers will be brought up in the fish
cry conference which is soon to meet
in Washington, it is evident that the
British authorities intend to make
the most Of the Alaska incident in
some way, and that q specific case is
to be urged Tor damages which may
assume as grave q character as the
questions 10Y pending relative to the
fisheries ON the Atlantic coast. d